Burke: Delaying senior career the right call

USUALLY players are castigated for turning down the chance to play for the senior county team. It becomes a death knell for their career and the controversy usually doesn’t relent.

But when Galway’s David Burke did just that when he was minor, he was congratulated. The Tribesmen had rushed players through before and some of their greatest stars burnt out too early and now he is feeling the benefits.

“Definitely yeah,” he said.